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ADMIRALS ALL And Other Verses.

New York: John Lane. 1898. First American Edition. Vellum. First American Edition. Small octavo, bound in full vellum titled in black ink on front cover in an Old English script similar to the title page font, decorated endpapers. 43 pp. Vellum boards bowed, Fore-edges of binding trimmed, a very good copy. Likely, a special issue of some form. Very scarce. Very Good. Item #309761

¶ Sir Henry Newbolt is mostly remembered as a British poet who wrote patriotic verse. He was Knighted in 1915 and appointed Companion of Honour in 1922. He was also the author of the Medieval-style high fantasy romance novel ALADORE.